A Statistical Comparsion: Scott & AH's Top 50's Sci-Fi Lists

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In an earlier post, Scott listed what he believed were the best (I presume
objectively, with possibly the exception of "I Married A Monster From Outer Space?) ten sci-fi films of the 1950s. I, OTOH, gave a partial list
of my favorites, ranked by sheer enjoyment (a complete list follows).
Here are the lists correlated with IMDb site ratings, Scott's first: (1)Forbidden
Planet-7.5/10(2229 votes)/War Of The Worlds-7.2/10(640v)- Tie; (2)The
Day The Earth Stood Still-7.8/10(2737v); (3)Them!-7.1/10(403v); (4) I
Married A Monster From Outer Space-6.2/10(62v); (5)Destination Moon-5.9/10
(105v); (6) It Came From Outer Space-6.5/10(136v); (7)When Worlds Collide-
6.7/10(195v); (8)Invasion Of The Body Snatchers-7.9/10(818v); (9)The 5000
Fingers Of Dr.T-6.8/10(197); (10)Invaders From Mars-6.4/10(164v).
Mine: (1)Forbidden Planet; (2)The Thing(From Another World-7.3/10(646v);
(3)Invasion Of The Body Snatchers; (4)The War Of The Worlds; (5) The Day
The Earth Stood Still; (6)20 Million Miles To Earth-6.1/10(81v); (7)Earth
Vs The Flying Saucers-5.8/10(169v); (8)Them!; (9)When Worlds Collide; (10)
This Island Earth-5.6/10(310v).
It is interesting to note that the averaged ratings of each of our lists
equal 6.9/10. Virtually identical, only 13/100ths of a point difference!
The IMDb Top 250 Film List currently has a top range at 8.9/10 down to
7.4/10. "The Day The Earth Stood Still" was the only 50s sci-fi film that
made the list at #216 with a 7.5/10 (weighted) rating (I wonder how many
voters realize the film and the original story are starkly different). Three sci-fi films
of the 50s got into IMDb's Top 50 Sci-Fi List: "The Day The Earth Stood
Still"-8.1/10 (weighted) at #20; "The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers"-7.9/
10 (weighted) at #35; and "Forbidden Planet"-7.8/10 (weighted) at #36.
Scott nominated "Angry Red Planet" as Dog Of The Decade; however, it got
a 4.9/10(99v) compared to "Plan 9 From Outer Space"-3.4/10(2231v). Furthermore, both have superior ratings when matched against the 1982
"Zaat", rated a measly 1.4/10(153v)! BTW, the film-bio "Ed Wood" garnered
admission into the IMDb Top 250 with a 7.5/10 rating, on par with "The
Day The Earth Stood Still" and above all other 50s sci-fi films; ironically
this bio is about the very man who made "Plan 9 From Outer Space"! - AH

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Topic - A Statistical Comparsion: Scott & AH's Top 50's Sci-Fi Lists - AudioHead 08:33:55 02/12/00 (4)

The elements of SF - Scott 07:47:17 02/14/00 (2)

Re: The elements of SF - AudioHead 09:04:32 02/14/00 (1)

Oops - meant "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates (nt) - Scott 09:23:37 02/14/00 (0)

Addendum - AudioHead 13:36:18 02/13/00 (0)

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